1 Whether you have bipolar I or II disorder, you'll typically need mood-stabilizing medication to control manic or hypomanic episodes. 2  Examples of mood stabilizers include lithium (Lithobid), valproic acid (Depakene), divalproex sodium (Depakote), carbamazepine (Tegretol, Equetro, others) and lamotrigine (Lamictal). Antidepressants. 2  Your doctor may add an antidepressant to help manage depression. 3  Because an antidepressant can sometimes trigger a manic episode, it's usually prescribed along with a mood stabilizer or antipsychotic. 4  Antidepressant-antipsychotic.
One of the first things to do is throw away those Q-tips and never use them again. One possible cause of bleeding after a Q-tip use would be a ruptured eardrum or an abrasion/scratch in the sensitive ear canal area. Pimples can also form in the ear canal. It would take a hands-on otoscopic examination by a medical provider to know the exact source, and how to treat it.
Occult blood is a laboratory test to see if there is blood hidden in the stool. Testing for occult blood is usually part of every routine physical examination. It may also be done if you are having abdominal (belly) pain. Blood in the stool may be an early sign of a serious problem. Since colorectal (co-lo-REC-tull) cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths, early detection is essential. Some foods and dyes, beets and food colors for example, change the color of stool so that it may look like it is bloody.